The Foster Family (2022)

October 7, 2022 (SE) • Drama, Documentary • 62m

Overview

Julia always said that her upbringing as a biological child in a foster family was a happy time. But something is wrong. In The Foster Family, we follow director Julia's journey back in time, where she, together with her parents Ewa and Lennart and the foster child Patrik, recollect the shocking events that changed their lives over thirty years ago. The children are at the center of this strong, touching and warm documentary about a system where you can love, but not too much.

Director

Julia Dinome

Writer

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Top Billed

Sam Herrgård

Keywords

foster parents based on true story growing up foster family semi-documentary foster child reenactment foster home biological parents childhood memory fostering foster kid